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Suggest Treatment For Impetigo
I recently got out of jail and was in for a total of 14 months. Because I transferred from one place to another and had to deal with much ignorance, I have ad impetigo for 16 months now. I was treated with oral antibiotics and have gone through so many tubes of ointment I am afraid antibiotics will not work on me for anything in the future. It definitely is not the answer for me now. What do you suggest? Would I.V. antibiotics make a difference?
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
Hello,
Impetigo not responding to oral antibiotic suggests that the infectious agent is resistant to the antibiotic taken. I suggest you to get pus culture and sensitivity test to select the antibiotic most sensitive against the infectious agent.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Impetigo not responding to oral antibiotic suggests that the infectious agent is resistant to the antibiotic taken. I suggest you to get pus culture and sensitivity test to select the antibiotic most sensitive against the infectious agent.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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